KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH – LẦN 9 NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011 pps

SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH – LẦN 9 NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011 MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 - BẢNG A THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI 180 PHÚT ( Khụng kể thời gian giao đề ) Điểm bằng số: Điểm bằng chữ: Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1: Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1: Số phách PART I : PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. great B. bread C. break D .veil 2. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb 3. A. owl B. cow C. arrow D. powder 4. A. dew B. knew C. sew D. few 5. A. initial B. written C. privilege D. minor 6. A. foreign B. continent C. scholarship D. almost 7. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. late 8. A. diaper B. diamond C. diary D. diameter 9. A. organise B. promise C. paradise D. realize 10. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group 11 .A . impressive B . composition C . manufacturing D. competition 12. A. detective B. completely C . regional D. campaign 13 A technology. B . interactive C. consider D . attachment 14. A. calculate B. attitude C. voluntary D. achievement. 15 A. agriculture B. apprentice C. associate D . disposal Your answer 1 4 7 10 13 2 5 8 11 14 3 6 9 12 15 PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A .Choose the best answer from A , B, C or D 1 . Books are no longer the only… of stories and information . A. source B. style C. basis D. site 2. You’ll have to….a better idea than that if you want to win . A. come in for B. get down to C. bring out D. come up with 3 . Would it be … for you to see me tomorrow morning ? A. fit B. successful C. possible D. worth 4. You would look up a word in a dictionary if you didn’t know what it…. A. signified B . meant C . showed D. talked . 5. My father often does ….with people from other countries in the region . A. business B. finances C. affairs D. economy 6. Which word is incorrect ? A. bamboos B. photos C. pianoes D. tomatoes 7. I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ….of the clock . A. hands B. pointers C. arms D. fingers 8. At the end of the winter . The price of winter clothes in the shop usually… A. drops B. lowers C. sinks D. reduces K× thi chän HSG tØnh 2008-2009 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 1 of 5) 9. The question of late payment of bills was … at the board meeting . A. risen B. raised C bought D. taken 10. Modern buildings should …….with the surrounding area. A. suit B. fit C. blend D. join 11. There was nothing special about his clothes….from his flowery tie . A. but B. except C. other D. apart 12. He went ….a bad cold just before Christmas . A. down with B. in for C. over D. through 13. His name was on the …of my tongue . but I just couldn’t remember it . A. end B. point C. edge D. tip 14. Alice finally… the job because she couldn’t stand its high pressure anymore. A. admitted B. accepted C. adopted D. quit 15 . The campaign raised far more than the . . . . . . . . . . . . of $20.000. A. aim B. object C. goal D. target Your answer 1 4 7 10 13 2 5 8 11 14 3 6 9 12 15 B . Find out mistakes and correct them . 1. This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach , enjoying the sunshine . A B C D 2. Goats are extremely destruction to natural vegetation and are often responsible for soil erosion A B C D 3. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said. A B C D 4. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless . A B C D 5. They visited these beautiful views while they lived in England . A B C D Your answer mistakes corection mistakes corection 1 4 2 5 3 C – Give corect form of the words given below. 1. He boss told him off because he had behaved……. …………… (RESPONSIBLE) 2. The knife is very blunt . It needs ……………………… …… (SHARP) 3.He doesn’t agree with the…… that there is life on other planets . (BELIEVE ) 4 . His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant…… (SLEEP ) 5. She divorced him because of his………………. to the children (KIND ) Your answer 1 4 2 5 3 2 K× thi chän HSG tØnh 2008-2009 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 2 of 5) PART III: READING I. Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word Albert Einstein Best known (1) … his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been acknowledged (2) … one of the greatest scientists in human society. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein did (3) … in all his school subjects, with the (4) … of mathematics, which was his (5) …. subject. While (6) … as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special Theory of Relativity. This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (7) …. a person looks at them. In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. This new theory created a controversy (8) … many scientists did not agree with him. In the end, simple experiments (9) … Einstein to be correct. Einstein was (10) ….the Nobel Prize for his work in physics. 2 Your answers: 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D The loss of the jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to changes in technology. It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrial countries to the Third World. The present technological developments have been compared to a Third Industrial Revolution. The first coming in the 19 th century, was characterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920s the second emerged with the use of oil and the electrodynamo. The third, the present one, is driven by computers, biotechnology and information technology. However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrial revolutions. The technology is advancing so fast and productivity is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem Because of the loss in jobs, caused largely by this new, technology, there will not be enough people with money to buy all these products. Technology as definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our quality of life. But as the capacity to produce expands and the lack of purchasing power and consequent demand diminish, there can be overproduction and recession, and what happens to our standard of living? 1. What is the main point the author is making? A. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World. B. That technology is the main cause of unemployment. C. That corporations have shifted to the Third World. D. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution. 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions? A. The use of oil B. The use of computer C. The use of electricity D. The use of coal 3. What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution? A. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things. B. There won't be enough products for everyone to buy. C. There will not be enough money around. D. There will be too many machines in the factories. 4. Why does the author think that there won't be enough people to buy the products? 3 A. People will not be able to keep up with technology. B. Productivity will not be high enough. K× thi chän HSG tØnh 2008-2009 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 3 of 5) C. There will be too many products. D. Many people will be unemploy 6 . What do we infer is the author's attitude to the technology? A. It has improved our purchasing power B. It has improved our quality of life. C. It has created more jobs D. It is not responsible for the recession. Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 PART IV :WRITING Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same meaning as the old ones . 1- Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice. It……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill. Scarcely……………………………………………………………………………………………… … 3 If I had worked hard , I would have failed the exam . Tom regretted………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 They kept his passport so that he couldn't leave the country. They prevented 5 He’s getting someone to mend the window. He is having…………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 - The villagers couldn’t do anything in the terrible flood. Itwas…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… 7 He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident. Not only………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired . That old typewriter is………………………………………………………………………………… 9. People think Columbus found America before others. America 10. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so cold. It was B. Composition. ( 120 - 150 words ) “ Today traffic transportation causes a lot of the serious problems “ find some main reasons and give your solutions. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… K× thi chän HSG tØnh 2008-2009 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 4 of 5) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… K× thi chän HSG tØnh 2008-2009 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 5 of 5) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… __THE END__ ĐÁP ÁN THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH - LỚP 12 PART I : PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (15 X 1 PT FOR EACH = 15 PTS ) 1 A 4 C 7 B 10 C 13 B 2 D 5 D 8 D 11 A 14 D 3 C 6 D 9 B 12 C 15 A PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A .Choose the best answer from A , B, (15 X 1 PT FOR EACH = 15 PTS) 1 A 4 B 7 A 10 C 13 D 2 D 5 A 8 A 11 D 14 D 3 C 6 C 9 B 12 A 15 D B . Find out mistakes and correct them . (5 X 1 PT FOR EACH = 5 PTS) mistakes corection mistakeas corection 1 A lie Be lying 4 B when whereas 2 Adestruction destuctive 5 D lived Were living 3 C that what C – Give corect form of the words given below. (5 X 1 PT FOR EACH = 5 PTS) 1 irresponsibly 4 misunderstanding 2 sharpening 5 unkindness 3 belief PART III: READING I Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word (10 X 1 PT FOR EACH = 10 PTS ) 1 for 3 poorly 5 favourite 7 how 9 proved 2 as 4 exception 6 working 8 because 10 awarded II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D (5 X 2 PT FOR EACH = 10 PTS ) 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 B PART IV :WRITING K× thi chän HSG tØnh 2008-2009 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 6 of 5) A- Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain thesamemeaning as the old ones (10 X 2 PT FOR EACH = 20 PTS ) 1- It is a fact that she has a beautiful voice. 2- Scarcely had he been appointed to the post when the new editor fell ill. 1 3- Tom regretted not having worked harder to pass the exam 4 - They prevented him from leaving the country by keeping his passport. 5- He is having the window mended. 6- It was impossible for the villagers to do anything in the terrible flood. 7- Not only did he fail in his exam but (he) also had a road accident 8- That old typewriter is not worth repairing. 9- America is thought to have been found by Columbus before others. 10- It was such cold weather that we couldn’t go out. B. Composition. ( 120 - 150 words ) - 20 pts - good spelling and corect grammar : 10 pts . - good style and meanings : 10 pts Total: 100 pts : 5 = 20 pts . SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH – LẦN 9 NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011 MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 - BẢNG A THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI 180 PHÚT ( Khụng kể thời. shop usually… A. drops B. lowers C. sinks D. reduces K× thi chän HSG tØnh 200 8-2 0 09 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 1 of 5) 9. The question of late payment of bills was … at the board. …………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… K× thi chän HSG tØnh 200 8-2 0 09 – TiÕng Anh 12 THPT – B¶ng A (Page 5 of 5) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… __THE END__ ĐÁP ÁN THI